Chapter 109: White Cloud Cang Dog
No. 1803 on the top floor of Changming Hotel is a premium business suite. The overall area is second only to the two presidential suites on the top floor. It also focuses more on business offices. It not only has offices, but also has an independent modern conference room with all kinds of equipment.
This made Ding Laichun, general manager of Zhenhua Electronic Equipment Company, feel very eye-opening.
Zhenhua Electronic Equipment Company was restructured from the No. 1 Electronic Equipment Factory in the City and is also the main enterprise in cooperation with the American HLC company. However, during this cooperation, Ding Laichun had no say, but had just followed the economic and trade group to the United States for a redirect.
I thought I had obtained a big project with the support of the Municipal Planning Commission and the Foreign Economic Commission, but who knew it was a scam. The deposit of 1.5 million US dollars was obtained from Wushan Development Bank in the name of Zhenhua Company. Now the company has suffered heavy debts for no reason. If it cannot be properly resolved, I am afraid that the factory will go bankrupt. There are not many people in the factory know that if it spreads, the workers may make a fuss.
Before attending the meeting at Room 1803 of Lai Changming Hotel, Ding Laichun received a notice from the Municipal Party Committee Office that the city prepared to form an emergency team and rushed to the United States to sue HLC in the name of Zhenhua Electronic Equipment Company. The head of the emergency team was a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee and Deputy Mayor Lu Zheng.
A few days ago, Ding Laichun was taken away by the investigation team for questioning. Although he was finally released, the organization seemed to have some conclusions. Ding Laichun realized the seriousness of the problem and was trembling all day long these days, fearing that he would become a scapegoat for no reason.
On today's occasion, Ding Laichun was also a listener, and he couldn't interfere.
In addition to Deputy Mayor Lu Zheng and Assistant Mayor, Liu Tie, Director of the Municipal Investment Promotion Office, and Wang Lianchang, Deputy Inspector of the Municipal Government, there were five or six lawyers. One of them was a professor of the Law Department of Beijing Renmin University, with a handsome middle-aged man surnamed Zhang. He heard that he specializes in the British and American law departments. As for the mainland law departments and common law departments, Ding Laichun didn't understand it very much.
In addition, there are three local lawyers in Wushan who have experienced participating in foreign-related disputes, two of whom are overseas Chinese.
Also participating in the discussion was Hans Muller, chief legal counsel of Changming Group. Mr. Muller is a German and is said to be a famous barrister in the Federal Republic of Germany.
But during the meal, Hans Mueller said that he mainly studied the civil law system, and of course, it should be a certain degree of modesty, because he seemed very confident when talking about the case.
After listening for a long time, Ding Laichun gradually realized that the mainland law system and the common law system seem to be two kinds of legal systems. Britain and the United States implement the common law system, while European countries such as Germany, France, Italy and other continental countries implement the continental law system.
The Civil Law is based on the formulated legal provisions. In addition to enacting laws, the previous precedents are also part of the law.
Hans Muller flipped through the materials at hand and said it in German.
Caroline, sitting beside Mr. Muller, acted as the translator. "Mr. Muller said that because the purchase contract is obvious, Zhenhua Electronics purchased this production line to produce semiconductor components, but HLC sold a test production line, which is a semi-finished product and is suspected of commercial fraud, so this case can definitely be fought, but it requires hiring lawyers in New York to cooperate. The lawyers in New York are very cunning. They can find all kinds of tricky cases in the past. If they work with them, we will have a greater chance of winning."
Lu Zheng only found out a few days ago that Caroline was studying law by herself, often asked Mr. Muller for advice, and became a student of Mr. Muller. At the same time, it should be because of his origins of graduating from Cambridge University and was treated with preferential treatment and became a special correspondence student at the Law School of Cambridge University. It seems that it is really idle to be a secretary for himself.
As for me, I am also learning the law, but what they think about is not the same way, so I don't have to mention it
Nodded slightly, Lu Zheng said: "We must hire a lawyer in New York. Our expert group will play a role in supervision and support. When a lawsuit is made, we should ask local lawyers in New York to fight. We are responsible for providing appropriate help. We should also remind them that the commission will be generous, but please do not delay time in order to get more money. As Mr. Mueller said, lawyers in New York are very cunning."
Everyone present laughed. It is true that many lawyers in New York Law Firm often delay economic disputes, because the longer they are, the more rewards they can get.
Lu Zheng also said: "I hope not only will we get our advance payment back in this lawsuit, but also will claim compensation from HLC to ask them to compensate us for the economic losses caused to us. Of course, the details of the lawsuit will be discussed after we hire a suitable lawyer."
After hearing Caroline translate Lu Zheng's words in a low voice, Muller smiled and said to Lu Zheng: "Mr. Chairman, I think HLC will regret not fulfilling the contract seriously with a leader like you, but I still don't want this lawsuit to have too many official Chinese colors."
Lu Zheng nodded slightly: "I understand this." This sentence was answered in German.
There was a hint of appreciation in Mr. Muller's eyes and smiled: "It seems that I am worried about nothing."
Lu Zheng stood up and said, "Okay, everyone, rest, Mr. Muller, I'll ask you about hiring a New York lawyer."
In fact, Lu Zheng naturally has several suitable American cases in his hands, but the procedures for this case are still very clear.
Lu Zheng walked out of the conference room, and Liu Tie and Wang Lianchang followed.
In the past few days, with Bu Anti-Japanese and Liu Baojun suspended their posts and investigating, the personnel affairs of the municipal party committee and municipal government also underwent relatively major changes.
For example, Liu Tie was transferred from the first deputy president of Development Bank to assistant mayor and director of the Municipal Investment Promotion Office, and temporarily presided over the daily work of the Municipal Planning Commission.
For example, Lu Zheng was removed from the position of acting district mayor of Binhai New Area, and Liu Shoucheng, former deputy secretary of the Binhai New Area Committee and Minister of Organization Department, served as deputy district mayor and acting district mayor.
After a fierce confrontation in this temporary personnel adjustment, Lu Zheng and Zhou Tao stood on the same front. Liu Tie was transferred to the mayor's assistant and presided over the work of the Planning Commission. This was the result of the two working together.
Of course, this is also because the members of the Standing Committee, including Secretary Feng Guiping, do not want heavyweight departments like the Planning Commission to have problems due to personnel struggles, which will affect the stability and unity of the entire Wushan. Therefore, Secretary Feng took a certain degree of compromise.
Similarly, Lu Zheng did not object to the position of acting district mayor and the transfer of "Feng Guiping's person" to the Organization Department of Binhai New Area, as well as the transfer of Lu Zheng's position as director of the Binhai New Area Organization Department.
However, Lu Zheng believes that Feng Guiping's temporary compromise does not mean that this matter has passed, and it is inevitable that he will make a big fuss. Now, the province and the central government have received complaints from some Yumen people in Wushan accused Zhou Tao of dereliction of duty. This storm has just begun.
When he arrived at the lounge with a bar in the suite, Xie Kun was busy making coffee for the three leaders Lu Zheng, Liu Tie and Wang Lianchang. Soon, the fragrance was everywhere. It seemed that his skill in making coffee was good.
Xie Kun was originally the deputy section chief of the second section of the Party and Government Office of the New District. At the same time, Lu Zheng was also a classmate of the correspondence course of law at Jidong University of Science and Technology. After Yang Chaohui went to the provincial party school to study, Xie Kun was transferred to the deputy section chief of the first section of the Party and Government Office. When Lu Zheng went to the countryside, he often took him with him by name. Now, he has the meaning of a secretary of life around Lu Zheng.
A month ago, the district party and government office was officially divided into the district party committee office and the district government office. Zhou Daqing, in addition to serving as the director of the district government office, also serves as the secretary of the Xin'an Street Party Working Committee, and is no longer the full-time secretary of Lu Zheng.
After taking the coffee from Xie Kun, Lu Zheng slowly savored it, thinking about what happened recently. It was not the first time he went to the United States to sue, and it was no big deal. Moreover, last year, his fund avoided risks, but also copied the bottom line of several American companies with great development potential.
Last year, the stock market crash was the worst collapse disaster in Wall Street's history. Within six hours, the U.S. stock market evaporated UUUU billion US dollars, which was no less than the stock market crash that caused the Great Depression in the United States sixty years ago. Many millionaires became poor overnight, and thousands of people broke down mentally and committed suicide by jumping off a building. Within one day, the stocks of almost all large companies fell by about 30%, such as General Electric, 33, Telephone, fell. Coca-Cola, fell 36, Westinghouse, fell 4, Express, 38, Boeing fell. Sam Walton, the world's richest man, lost 100 million US dollars in one day, which shows how powerful the stock market crash evaporated wealth.
My fund in the United States sold its stocks very early, and took advantage of the stability of the Federal Reserve Chairman's market and provided a large amount of liquid loans to enter the financial market. Now I am a small shareholder of many large American companies. In this stock market crash, wealth has not been evaporated by massive amounts, which can be said to be a big profit. The benefits earned by my fund every time I enter can be said to have created an unprecedented miracle.
If you stand in front of the stage and announce that you will receive these wealth, you will become one of the richest chaebols in the United States, but no matter how much money you make, you don’t seem to have any sense of accomplishment.
On the contrary, the small things at home make me worry even more.
For example, Du Xiaohu and Guo Honghong suddenly resigned and left Wushan shortly after saying that to him. Although Hu Zi was indifferent, what about his heart?
There is also Xiaoshuang, who was specially recruited by Beijing University of Science and Technology before the summer vacation. Until now, she has not been able to visit her in Beijing.
There are so many things going on. Now, something happened to Liu Baojun again.
Thinking of this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but shake his head.
The doorbell rang, Xie Kun hurriedly ran out, and Lu Zheng said, "It should be Liu Baojun's lover, bring her over."
An hour ago, Zhou Daqing called and Liu Baojun's lover Yu Fengfei went to the district committee. He wanted to meet Secretary Lu, so Lu Zheng asked Zhou Daqing to tell her that she is now and there is no need to hide it.
Although I don’t know what to say after seeing Yu Fengfei, people want to see him.
Thinking about the last time I met Yu Fengfei, I was wandering around the blue sea on a yacht. It was so pleasant to talk and laugh, but today Liu Baojun was imprisoned. This is the impermanence of life.
As Lu Zheng sighed, Xie Kun indeed led Yu Fengfei in. Yu Fengfei's eyes were swollen. It seemed that he had cried several times along the way. When he saw Lu Zheng, he began to wipe his tears again, "Secretary Lu, what should I do?"
Seeing this, Liu Tie and Wang Lianchang hurriedly avoided it.
Xie Kun asked Yu Fengfei to sit down on the sofa, poured her a cup of hot tea, and then left and gently brought it to the door.
Yu Fengfei didn't have the tea in her heart. She wiped her tears and was helpless. She really didn't know what to do. Since Liu Baojun was taken away, she had almost never slept peacefully. She wanted to ask for information, but was turned away everywhere. Finally, she remembered Lu Zheng, who was just holding hope for the most. After all, her relationship with Lu Zheng was not close, but she just had a little bit of an old colleague's passion.
But I didn't expect that I actually saw Lu Zheng. It was just in front of Lu Zheng. Yu Fengfei didn't know what to say, but just choked and wiped away tears.
When Lu Zheng thought that Liu Baojun finally got to this point today, he felt like a stone was pressed down in his heart. He sighed and said, "Sister-in-law, I can't help with Baojun's affairs. I can only promise you that the responsibility that Baojun should not bear will definitely not fall on him."
Yu Fengfei also knew that this case alarmed the upper class. It was not easy for Lu Zheng to say this. He wiped his tears and said, "Secretary Lu, then, I'll ask you..." Then he felt sad and couldn't help crying.
Finally, Xie Kun came in and persuaded Yu Fengfei to go out. When Yu Fengfei walked out of the lounge quickly, he turned around with tears in his eyes and said, "Secretary Lu, our old Liu is really unfair. You said he is so timid. He usually gives gifts or something, and he doesn't dare to accept cigarettes and alcohol. The American who killed thousands of swords gave a watch as a souvenir. But later he found out that the person from the Discipline Inspection Commission said that the watch costs more than RU0 US dollars, which is a must for him to accept bribes and dereliction of duty. Is he wronged?"
Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll find out." He always felt that Liu Baojun was not very at ease. In fact, it may be inevitable to get to this day. Since he borrowed him money to make up for it a few years ago, he once thought that maybe there might be such a day.
Listening to Xie Kun in the living room, he persuaded Yu Fengfei to walk out, a figure flashed at the door of the lounge, but Caroline walked in.
Sitting opposite Lu Zheng, Caroline blinked her brown eyelashes and said, "It turns out that HLC company has bribery, and we have a greater grasp of this lawsuit."
Lu Zheng waved his hand and said, "Isn't this arbitrary yet?"
Caroline smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter whether you accept bribes in China. In terms of behavior, HLC has been suspected of commercial bribery. Don't worry, it won't hurt your friends."
Lu Zheng originally wanted to say that Liu Baojun was not his friend, but in Caroline's mind, Communist officials might have the same image, so he was too lazy to explain. He picked up the coffee, took a sip, and said, "The lawsuit in the United States may be long this time. I can't wait in the United States all the time. Please help me watch and leave it to you."
Caroline stroked her sexy and dazzling blonde hair like a wave and said, “Then am I your personal consultant?
Lu Zheng thought about asking her to come forward to help a lawsuit with a state-owned enterprise, but it was really inappropriate. He couldn't help laughing and said, "There's no way, I'll rest assured to you."
Chapter completed!